Resurfaced footage of an explosive press conference in 1998 shows Nas facing the media prior to his 10th WBO title defence against Wilfredo Vazquez – a fight that served as co-main event on a card featuring Chris Eubank Sr.

The eccentric super-middleweight waltzed into the press conference late before starting an argument with Hamed and his legendary trainer Brendan Ingle.

“Nas has backstabbed me, he has been snidy towards me, he has been underhanded towards me,” Eubank told reporters.

But Irish trainer Ingle leapt in, saying: “Chris tried to nick Nas off me years ago and Nas gave him the rods, that’s the problem.

Getty

OUTSPOKEN: Nas stands by his initial criticism on Eubank Jr

“Chris Eubank came to my gym. I paid him £300 a week. Johnny Nelson stood him on his head. Errol Nelson stood him on his head and he would not fight him.

“Nas has got more talent in his little finger than [Eubank] has ever had.

“He is a phoney.”

Chris Eubank Jr’s nasty eye injury during defeat to George Groves

CHRIS EUBANK JR suffered a defeat to George Groves at the Manchester Arena last night, and picked up a nasty eye injury along the way.

1 / 10

REUTERS

An outraged Eubank asked Nas if he agreed with his trainer, to which he replied: “Yeah I do.”

Earlier this week, it was claimed that Chris Eubank Jr had shown “no respect” to his dad during his one-sided loss to Groves at the Manchester Arena on Saturday.

And awkward behind-the-scenes footage showed Senior scolding his son in the immediate aftermath of the fight.